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Women are more likely to die of a broken heart than men. That may sound chauvinistic but it’s true. Dr Ian Wittstein, Associate Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, said Broken Heart Syndrome, a clinical condition where the heart muscl...

Tourism Minister Patrice Minors is actively exploring the expansion of medical tourism as a way to fill Bermuda’s empty hotel beds. Cashing in on ‘medical tourists’ as well as their families and doctors looks set to be one of the recommendations of ...

A Bermudian woman is to take the helm next year as CEO of the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB). Venetta Symonds took the job of acting CEO in 2006, during the international recruitment process that saw present CEO David Hill appointed to the job. She ha...

Bermudian Venetta Symonds is to be the next CEO of the Bermuda Hospitals Board when the current chief completes his five-year contract next year. Currently Deputy CEO Mrs Symonds will take over from David Hill on April 7. Mrs Symonds was appointed th...

Bermuda’s spending on healthcare could rocket to $1.5 billion by the year 2020, according to a report made public yesterday by the Bermuda Health Council. Figures revealed in the BHeC’s National Health Accounts Report 2011 show that the Island spent ...

The last time Marcia Scraders enrolled her special needs son Omori in nursery school in Bermuda, the placement lasted all of an hour. She arrived at the school to find the teacher chasing Omori back and forth across the room, unable to catch him. Sh...

Plans for sweeping reforms to Bermuda’s healthcare system fail to consider its economic impact, according to the Bermuda Employers’ Council. BEC executive director Martin Law said he is still waiting for a response to his concerns from the Ministry o...

Healthcare students today praised a Ministry of Health programme that offered them hands-on experience in their field this summer. A total of 43 students were employed this summer in various Government departments and quangos, such as Environmental H...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) is considering implementing a policy that would see Emergency Room staff, including emergency medical technicians (EMTs), question gunshot victims. It may not appear to be the sensitive thing to do, but victims shoul...

Body & Soul is featuring an easy recipe for a skin care product every week this summer. Each recipe uses items that are available in Bermuda. Low-priced items and, wherever possible, ingredients that are free are used. This section offers you not on...